Lap-link.



J. M. SCOTT.

LAP LINK.

APPLICATION mum JULY 15. .1907.

91 6,79 1 Patented Mar. 30, 1909.

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JOEL-M. SCOTT, OF ETOILE, KENTUCKY.

LAP-LINK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. March 30, 1909.

Application filed July 15, 1907. Serial No. 383,940.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOEL M. Soon, a citizen of the United States,residing at Etoile, in the county of Barren and State of Kentucky, haveinvented a new and useful Lap- Link, of which the following is aspecification.

Objects of this invention are to provide a lap link particularly adaptedfor emergency use to secure together the ends of a disrupted chain,either temporarily or permanently; to provide a convenient, compact andstrong de vice for this purpose which is portable, easily applied whereneeded, and easily removed to replace it with permanent links; toprovide a device which is, in its assembled form, practically acontiguous unit stronger than the chain-links to which it is applied,and one in which spreading of the parts is absolutely prevented; and toprovide a device which is capable of being used not only as a connectingdevice for disrupted chains, but which is admirably suited for use inconnection with draft appliances of any description.

The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention.

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the position of the lap-link forreceiving the ends of the chain; Fig. 2, a side elevation showing theend links of a chain engaged by said lap-link; Fig. 3, a plan view; Fig.l, a sec tion substantially on line indicated by m, Fig. 2; the endlinks being shown in full lines. Fig. 5, a side elevation of the outsidelink; and Fig. 6, a side elevation of the inside link.

1 is a link provided with a latch-chamber 2.

l is a lug or closure provided on the inside of the link 1.

.3 is another link member within said link 1 and provided with alatch-chamber 6 to accommodate the lug l, and with a lug 7 arranged tofit into the latch-chamber of the link 1. 8 designates rivets forpivotally securing the said link 5 within the link 1.

The walls 9 of the latch-chamber 2 and 6 are divergent to insure amovement in but one direction.

In manufacturing the device, the links are preferably drop-forged, andat the same time provided with the latch-chambers and lugs, though thelugs may be placed on the links after the stamping operation.

The links may be made of any suitable material as steel,forgcd orcast,malleable or other iron, or steel or other wire, as may be foundmost expedient to the manufacturer, and best adapted for the use forwhich it is intended.

I claim:

An outside link provided with a latchchamber at one side and a closurefor a latchchamber directly opposite said latch-chamber, saidlatch-chambers and closure being at one side of the transverse center,pivots at said transverse center and projecting inardly; an inside linkmounted upon said pivots and provided with a latch-chamber to receivethe closure of the outside link and provided with a closure for thelatch-chamber of the outside link. i In testimony whereof, I havehereunto set my hand at Los Angeles, California this 3rd day of July1907.

J OEL M. SCOTT.

In presence of Janus It. TOWNSEND, ANTON GLon'rzNnn.

